La Fuerza de Voluntad Among Hispanic/Latine Catholic Married Couples: A Hopeful and Imaginative Discernment Towards a Spirituality of Migration

The U.S. reality is permeated with migration waves that have led to a Hispanic/Latine population of over 62 million. In the present essay, I assess how a sample of Latine married couples within a Catholic parish discern a home outside their birthplace. I interrogate how such a community seeks, creates, and implements a spirituality of migration born out of the struggles before, during, and after the process of forced mobility. I enter this journey by sharing some of the most valuable lessons on the migration journey these couples have had via interviews. I clarify the terms of in-between, lo cotidiano, la lucha, accompaniment, vocation, and Christian Spirituality through the import of relevant theologians and spiritual writers who offer vital wisdom to this complex reality. Finally, attention is given to the implications of an emerging spirituality of migration as this group discerns how to build a home away from home.